ἈΠΟΣΚΗΠΤΕΙΝ, ἀποσκηπτειν
APOSKĒPTEIN, aposkēptein
Sounds Like: ah-pos-KEP-tin
Translations: to fall upon, to descend upon, to strike, to rush upon
From the root: ἈΠΟΣΚΗΠΤΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb in the present active infinitive form, meaning 'to fall upon' or 'to descend upon'. It often implies a sudden or forceful descent, like a storm or a judgment falling upon someone or something. It can be used to describe an action that impacts or strikes a target.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G0656 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 7 — 13:328
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΠΟΣΚΗΠΤΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΠΟΣΚΗΠΤΕΙ — to fall upon, to descend upon, to rush down, to strike down
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